Students and staff are mourning the death of a long-time teacher who died suddenly this week.

Ada Campos died Wednesday morning. She was just 49-years-old and worked for the Collier County School District for close to 25 years.

"It hasn't been the same, especially in the classes," Alejandro Guzman, a senior at Immokalee High School said.

Guzman describes it as a whirlwind.

"I saw her that Monday and Tuesday she looked fine. She was perfectly fine," Guzman said.

Students and staff said Campos left school early Tuesday with flu-like symptoms. They learned she died the next morning.

"We just thought she was sick. When we heard the news, we were just shocked that it happened so quick and so fast," Guzman said.

"Students and the community are just devastated because Ada was known by everyone in the entire county," Ken Fairbanks, principal of Immokalee High School said.

Campos most recently taught college-prep classes to juniors and seniors.

"She taught me so much in just two years that I feel like she prepared me for the next step in my education," Guzman said.

"She also instilled in children that they can get what they want out of life, and they can move past their fathers and their grandfathers and their mothers who worked in the fields," Fairbanks said.

A Facebook page was made in memory of Campos. Dozens of students and staff members commented on it and shared memories about her.

"[It's] something about the community. When something happens we all get together, and we all get through it together. We become one big family," Guzman said.

Campos' family said they are not sure how she did, but said she got sick very quickly.

School officials plan to start two scholarships in Campos' memory to help send students to college. For now, students are remembering her legacy and the lessons she taught them.

"It's not where you start, it's where you end. And be happy. You only have one life, so live it," Guzman said.

A moment of silence in her memory was scheduled for 7 p.m. at the men's soccer team's district playoff game. Funeral services will be held at the Immokalee High School auditorium sometime in the next week.